(08-13-2017, 02:56 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(08-13-2017, 01:51 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: One of the 3 "acts of hate" that occurred was actually a Constitutionally protected right, but the story is all about how they are to blame. I guess blaming the victim is only ok when the victim is using unapproved content in their speech.

I have no idea about any of that. I'm merely trying to encourage fellow humans not to fall into the trap of propagating more hate, more violence, and more division when reacting to these incidents in their personal, day-to-day lives. 

That, with complete certainty, would be taking the low road. And I see that reaction in people that I know.  I won't succumb to that and I hope that you won't either.  That's all I'm saying. 

I'd rather be some tiny part of a catalyst for remedy than an agent that only serves to worsen an already ugly condition.

I understand and appreciate what I think you are trying to express here.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is the way that both you and I see this.

A "rally" was held by a group of white supremacists in a peaceful manner.  Their "cause" or "message" is protected because it's "free speech".  While you and I probably don't agree with the "message", there is nothing that should stop these people from exorcising their right.  I could go on about why their "message" is wrong, but that's a whole other topic.

A group of "counter-protesters" shows up to oppose the "message" of the rally.  Again, these people are doing nothing more than exorcising their right to free speech and are doing nothing wrong.  While I would agree to disagree with the message that the first group is pointing out, I also disagree with what this second group puts out as their "message", that being "white people's opinion doesn't matter" or something of that nature.

You then get a third entity involved, that being the idiot that drove the car into the crowd of "counter-protesters".  This guy was effectively trying to shut down their right to free speech and should be prosecuted.

What eventually ends up happening is that it becomes a black vs. white conflict or something similar.

What you are saying (I think) is that both groups are wrong and we should stop classifying people based on their race and/or color of their skin.  We should just view them as people.  All of us are equal.

Me personally, I try to do my best to live that way.

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